Jonathan Roberts

Jonathan Roberts Stubenrauch (born April 20, 1974) is an American choreographer and former professional dancer.

Early Life
He decided to take up dancing after he received a free trial at a local dance studio and enjoyed it.

Career
Roberts is most well known for dancing on the United States version of Dancing with the Stars and choreographing routines on So You Think You Can Dance. In the past he has competed and won the following awards:


 * 1997
 * US National Professional Rising Star Ballroom Champion
 * 2004
 * US National Professional Rising Star Latin Champion
 * 2003
 * Blackpool Professional Rising Star Latin Vice Champion
 * 2008
 * World Professional Smooth Champion
 * US National Professional Smooth Champion
 * USA pro-am 10 dance champion
 * USA pro-am Latin champion
 * USA pro-am American Ballroom champion

He competed in seasons 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of the U.S. version of Dancing with the Stars. They were the third couple to be eliminated coming in 4th place. In Season 2, he danced with celebrity Giselle Fernández. They were also eliminated in the third week and came in 8th place. In Season 4, he danced with Heather Mills. They were voted off in the sixth week of the competition and came in 7th place. Roberts returned for the fifth season and was partnered with entertainer Marie Osmond. They achieved 3rd place, being eliminated during the final show of the season. Season 5 was Roberts' most successful season.

His partner for Season 6 was Monica Seles. They were one of the first two couples eliminated from the competition. His then-wife Anna Trebunskaya was sick during her week 3 practice, and a video of Jonathan dancing and teaching her partner, Steve Guttenberg was shown. After this, for the encore performance, he and Guttenberg were asked to do the entire routine.

He returned for Season 8, and was partnered with pop singer Belinda Carlisle but they became the first couple eliminated, making this the second time that he was eliminated in the first results show. Despite being eliminated first, he and Belinda held a higher average than a few celebrities who lasted longer than them.

Roberts also returned for Season 9 and was paired with Grammy Award-winning artist Macy Gray. The couple were the second pair to be voted off in the season's first result show, making this the third time in a row he was voted off after the first week, and making Jonathan the professional dancer on the show tied voted off first the most times with Edyta Śliwińska and Keo Motsepe.

Personal Life
He was married to former dance partner Anna Trubunskaya from 2003 until 2012.